Tsibilisi.. Finally out of Turkey!
After a VERY eventful Turkey, involving police + military escorts, beautiful roads, jaw-dropping mountains, abandoned Hotels, and roads that have more potholes than tarmac... we're finally in Georgia. Look forward to paragliding, Caucus mountains and entering Russia..
Istanbul!
We're in a very very hot Istanbul for Eid. Weather is unreal, beers are great and the city seems to be buzzing. Sorry for lack of posts, will keep you updated for more.
Day Two!
So far, we have made it as far as Mannheim, Germany. Began convoying with 3 Tools & 1 Spanner this morning from our campsite in Brussels. Much more news to come!
Brussels, Belgium
Slept in the car at a campsite. Didn't have a spoon so ate porridge with a banana as cutlery. Low point. On to Prague!
OH MY JHEEZ
Yeh.. 24 hours til I need to be ready.. STILL HAVENT PACKED. Whoops
First blog of the Adventurists blogging thing..
Alright folks,
8 days till the rally now, car's just about ready. However found that it does about 19mpg, so probably need to sort that out so our wallets aren't screaming at us throughout this 11,000 mile trip..
Also, hopefully this tracker map thing will work, and you can see where I post from.
Check our full blog posts on http://www.3tools1spanner.blogspot.co.uk/
Cheers,
Prasana
I'm the 'Spanner' in 3 Tools & a Spanner. Graduating this summer with a Mechanical Engineering Masters degree. I must know something about cars.. surely? University of Southampton, but Londoner originally.
One of the 'tools' in '3 Tools & a Spanner'. Graduating in physics (Southampton Uni) the day before the launch. My degree's going to be useful for this, right? From rural Gloucestershire.
Sick boy from a sick family. Truth is I was never given a shot at notin' but one day I'll tell ya how one man changed ma lyf. Tupac. Peace.
We're 3 Tools & a Spanner. We consist of four University of Southampton students; 3 with a masters in physics and one with a masters in mechanical engineering. We know little about cars, and less about Russians/Mongolians. Either way, we're looking forward to an experience of a lifetime.
We will be using this for brief blogging, but for more detailed blogs check us out on:
http://www.3tools1spanner.blogspot.co.uk/
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